UNIX System Administrator

Job description

System Administrators are the gatekeepers to the many systems that run our company and our clients. As a System Admin with IBM, you will have the opportunity to provide high-value IT services and leverage our leading-edge technology portfolio in our global network. Your work has a direct impact on the day-to-day productivity of our business by ensuring integrity of, and access to, our most important resource: data.

The System Administrator will:

- Perform provisioning and administration for purpose-built IT systems using primarily open source software
- Installs new software releases and system upgrades, evaluates and installs patches and resolves software related problems.
- Performs system backups and recovery.
- Maintains data files and monitors system configuration to ensure data integrity.
- Requires a combination of consulting skills and integration experience to assist the team in the implementation and support of the integrated solution.
- Creating Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs) which is part of the internal technical documentation of Sys Admin team.

Auto req ID

316465BR
Required Education

High School Diploma/GED
Role ( Job Role )

Systems Administrator
State / Province

HEREDIA
Primary job category

Technical Specialist
Company

(0804) IBM Business Transformation Center, S.r.l.
Contract type

Regular
Employment Type

Full-Time
Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position?

No
Travel Required

No Travel
IBM Business Group

GTS
Preferred Education

Bachelor's Degree
City / Township / Village

HEREDIA
Being You @ IBM

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
Required Technical and Professional Expertise

- Strong technical expertise and hands-on support experience with
SuSE Linux and Ret Hat Operating Systems > +5 years of minimum experience.
- Solid working knowledge of TCP/IP networking protocols, routing
principles and network security (VLANs, routing, firewalls, subnetting)
- Familiarity with server virtualization technologies and hypervisor management tools(e.g. VMware, OVM)
- Familiarity with SAN/storage concepts (LUNs, HBAs), logical volume management, NFS, GPFS.
- Working knowledge of OS security best practices.
- Experience configuring/managing/updating large groups of servers
- Familiarity with Red Hat and Suse Cluster Services
- Knowledge of DevOps concepts and best practices
- Experience with cloud technologies supports, and, Incident, Problem and Change Management (must require previous experiences with investigations for Root Cause Analysis (RCA).)
- Working knowledge of Tivoli Storage Manager and backup operations
- Strong English oral/written communication skills
Country/Region

Costa Rica
Preferred Technical and Professional Experience

- Certifications such as LFCS, LFCE, CompTIA Security+, CompTIA Linux+, RHCSA or RHCE are a plus.
- Technical expertise and hands-on support experience with AIX Operating System.
- Skills in automating repetitive processes via scripting (bash, python, perl, ruby).

Secondary Job Category

Technical Services Specialist
Eligibility Requirements

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Position Type

Early Professional
Early Professional Track

Industry Early Professional
Location Statement

For additional information about location requirements, please discuss with the recruiter following submission of your application.
Introduction

System Administrators are the gatekeepers to the many systems that run our company and our clients. As a System Admin with IBM, you will have the opportunity to provide high-value IT services and leverage our leading-edge technology portfolio in our global network. Your work has a direct impact on the day-to-day productivity of our business by ensuring integrity of, and access to, our most important resource: data.
Your Life @ IBM

What matters to you when you're looking for your next career challenge?

Maybe you want to get involved in work that really changes the world? What about somewhere with incredible and diverse career and development opportunities – where you can truly discover your passion? Are you looking for a culture of openness, collaboration and trust – where everyone has a voice? What about all of these? If so, then IBM could be your next career challenge. Join us, not to do something better, but to attempt things you never thought possible.

Impact. Inclusion. Infinite Experiences. Do your best work ever.
About Business Unit

At Global Technology Services (GTS), we help our clients envision the future by offering end-to-end IT and technology support services, supported by an unmatched global delivery network. It's a unique blend of bold new ideas and client-first thinking. If you can restlessly reinvent yourself and solve problems in new ways, work on both technology and business projects, and ask, "What else is possible?" GTS is the place for you!
About IBM

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